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C. N. WILCOX.

FISHING REEL.

N0. 477,196. Patented June 1'4, 1892-,

INVENTDR. WITNESEES:

UNITED' STATES PATENT.' OFFICE.

CURTIS N. WILCOX, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO DEBORAII O. FOLK, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO.477,196, dated June 14, 1892. Application led December 4, 1889. Renewed February 2, 1891. Serial No. 379,918. (No model.)

To @ZZV whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CURTIS N. WILceX, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brook' lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in reels; and it hasfor ro its object, among others, to provide simple and cheap yet efficient means for withdrawing the handle and the pinion employed for winding up the line from engagement with the pinion upon the spool, so that the line i5 may be cast or thrown out farther and more freely With a minimum of drag and resistance from the spool, but which may be made to readily engage with the pinion on the spool by slight pressure longitudinally, so that the 2o turning ofthe handle will at'onee begin to Wind in or up the line. I provide a catch or other means to hold the parts in either of their positions. I alsoprovide a simple and efcieut brake mechanism adapted to be manipulated by finger or thumb to press it against the line as the latter runs out to prevent too rapid delivery. The brake mechanism is also provided with a Wearing-pad detaehably connected for renewal and preferably being an 3o absorbent pad to absorb the moisture from the Wet line when being reeled in to prevent the coils from sticking together, as when recled Without removal of the water; and I also provide a traverse-guide for laying the line on the spool, consisting of a right and left spirally-grooved roll pivoted independently in the reel-heads in such a manner that the line runs over and rotates it when being drawn in, so that the said roll serves for such 4o a guide without the reversing guide-tongue commonly used and Without said roll being geared with the spool or crank.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be partici larly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 'in Which- 1 Figure lis a central longitudinal section `5o through a reel embodying my improvement.

'an y .suitable manner.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with the line wound on and with the handle broken off and showing the brake attachment. Fig. 3 is a section through the line :z: a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail in side elevation showing a 55 modified arrangement of the spring-holder for the shifting sleeve by which the handle and reel are connected and disconnected.

Aand A are the two end pieces of the frame, secured together by rods, as a, or in any mau- 6o ner common in this class of devices, and by a strip A2, which carries the curved piece A, as usual, to fit the rod, to which it .is attached in any ordinary manner. The adjacent faces of the end pieces A A are halved out, as shown at A4, to provide for the reception of the end pieces B of the spool B, said spool being provided with the usual opening B2 for the passage okf the end of the line d to be secured thereto. This spool has suitable bearings 13 y 7o in the ends of the frame, ,as shown in Fig. l, and at one end is provided with a pinion C, carried by a suitable pintle or pin C', or it may be a screw passed through the hub of the pinion and into the spool, as seen in Fig.` l, the said pinion being arranged to rotate with the spo0l,which is free to rotate in its bearings. At the same nd of the frame there projects from the end piece A a shaft D, formed with a boss D to prevent the binding Se of a pinion (hereinafter described) against the said end piece.

E is a casing at the pinion end of the frame and provided with an exterior boss or hub E',

vthrough which passes the sleeve F, which is S5 sleeved upon the shaft D and carries at its inner end within the casing a pinion G, designed to mesh when desired with the pinion C of the spool. This sleeve is free to be moved longitudinally back and forth vupon 9o the shaft D within the hub E and may be held in either its inner or outer position in I have shown one form of holder in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, which consists of a spring-arm II, attached at one end to thc huh of thc easing and extending partly around tho hub it and at its free end carrying a pin II, arranged in a radial hole of the hub substantially at right angles to the axis of the shaft and sleeve, and the roo its ` hub E', with its free end bentsuitably for bearing/on the outer end of pin Il.

Therrhub has an annular' groove extending almost around it and being of a suticient depth and width to let the spring in fiush Vwiththe surface to prot-ect the spring from external interfering contact.

vvThe sleeve is provided with two annular grooves Il2 H3, the same being rounded, as shown, and the pin H is designed to engage either one or the other of these grooves and to hold the pinion G either in or outof mesh with the pinion C. The euterend of the sleeve is designed to receive the handle-bar I, which may be attached thereto in any suitable manner. It is shown in the drawings as provided with a squared end to fit a corresponding socket in the handle-bar and held by means of a screw I', but any other suitable connection of these part-s maybe enr' ployed. This handle-bar is -provided at one end with a handle l2 and at the opposite end with a Weight 13.

In operation, when it is desired that the line should be run out freely, the handle, with its attachedsleeve and pinion, is pulledinto the posltion in which it is shown in the full lines 1n Fig. 1, disengaging the pinions C and G, leaving the line free to run out with a minimum friction. When it is desired to wind up theline, the handle and its sleeve and pinion are pushed in into the position shown in Fig. 2, the pinion G meshing with the pinlon C, whereby thev rotation of the handle causes the spool to rotate, and consequently winds up the line. The 'pin H is so 'arranged that it will readily disengage itself from the groove in which it is seated as the sleeve is moved in or out and automatically seat itself 1n the other groove'as Yth'e parts reach their proper positions. The engaging ends of the teeth of both of the pinions G and C are preferably chamfered to aid their meshing with each other Whenever the pinion G is moved into contact with' the pinion C.

J is a brake, which may be of any suitable material, pivoted at one end on one of the rods a., which connect the end pieces of the frame, and extending forward in the direction of the outhanging line, so that the thumb may press Ythe forward part against theY line as the latter runs out to prevent` too rapid delivery.' A suitable transverse aperture J is provided in this brake in any suitable manner and through which the line may pass. This slot may be formed in any suitable manner, either in that shown in Fig. 3, or it might, for instance, be formed by two parallel wiresrbetween which .the line might run.

. J2 is adetachably-connected pad, as leather or other approved material, that will have retarding effect on the line with the minimum of wear of the line. In practice it will be preferred that it shall be anabsorbent pad of felt or any other suitable absorbent material. This pad is designed to form the bearing-surface of the brake on the line and to absorb the moisture from the line when the latter'is coming in from the water,and thus better obviate the sticking of the line when running out afterward, the resting of the pad upon the line or the pressing kof the. pad upon it by reason of the drag of the outhangingline extending through Vthe slot in the end of the hinged brake producing contact of the pad with Ithe lino Without any thumb or linger pressure being necessary. Running the line through the slot of the brakealso facilitates ceiling it properly on the reel.

The pad may be detachably connected in any approved way; but in this case I represent it as secured by aI kind of T-head along the back a little wider than the slot and crowded through the slot of the brake-plate and expanded above. When the pad is worn out, it may be readily replaced by a new one.

In Fig. 1 I have represented a line-guide to guide th'e line While it is being wound in and to lay it evenly along on the spool. It consists of a roll a',having an exterior combined right and left screw-thread or groove b. This roll is arranged on pivots h2 between the heads and in advance of the guide-slot J in the brake andindependently of the spooland crank. The groove in one direction should `preferably be somewhat deeper than that in ing in the giving, keeping, and changing direcle `tion by inclining the reel sufficiently for that purpose to or from the direction in which the onthanging part of the line may be at the time. Such rolls having right and left grooves have been used in various machines as a means ot' operating a traverse-guide to carry a line back and forth for laying it on aspool, said guide having a guideway for it to run on and a shifting tongue to run in the grooves and shift from one to the other at each end for reversing the movement, said roll being geared with the spool or crank for being rotated, and I do not claim such a roll broadly, my invention consistingin the contrivance of such a roll with the spool, so as to utilize it for my purpose without the necessity ofthe line-guide and its sIideWay, which I accom-- plish by the simple arrangement of the roll, so that the line draws over andagainst it in Windin g in with suicient tension to follow in the grooves and cause the roll to rotate, wherebyit will be seen that the roll, always turning at thesame speed as' the line runs, will traverse the line uniformly, Whereas with such a roll .working a guide and geared with the f spool the speed of the roll isalways at vari-- Ico' IIO

ance With that of the line. This roll may be of brass, Wood, rubber, or any other suitable material.

Although less desirable and less elicientand durable than the construction shown and described, rod D might be dispensed with and sleeve F, either/as a sleeve or solid shaft, be

supported entirely within and by hub E as yits bearing, and if a sleeve in such case the spring might be inside of its bore and the grooves in the bore of the hub; or the rod .D might have the spring with catch recessed in it and the grooves be in the bore of the sleeve F.

Various modifications in detail may be resorted to Without detracting from the essenceA of or departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claiml. 'l`hecombination,with thespoohitsframe, and the pinion on the spool, of a shaft rigid with the end piece of the frame, a sleeve movvable on said shaft and carrying a pinion, and e a handle upon said sleeve and adapted to ro` tate it or to move it lengthwise upon the shaft, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a spool and its frame, of a pinion carried by said spool, a shaft rigid with one of the end pieces of the frame, a casting having a hub or boss, a sleeve in said boss'upon said shaft and movable lengthwise upon said shaft, and a pinion carried by the inner end of said sleeve, substantially as described.

3. rlhe colnbination, with the frame, the spool, and the pinion carried thereby, of the easing formed with the boss, the sleeve passed through said boss and carrying at one end within said casing a pinion and at the other end a handle, and a shaft upon the end piece of the frame and passed through said sleeve and boss and upon which the sleeve is longitudinally adjusted, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4l. The combination, with the frame, the spool, and its pinion, of the winding-pinion carried by a shaft adjustable to and from the spool-pinion and provided with annular grooves, and a spring-catch adapted to Vengage either one of said grooves to vhold the shaft in either of its adjusted positions, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the frame, the spool, and its pinion, of the winding-pinion carried by a shaft adjustable to and from the spool-pinion, a spring-catch, and grooves to receive thc catch inI the relation thereto to engage and retain the winding-pinion in or out of contact with the spool-pinion, substantially as described.

(i. The combination, with the spool and its winding mechanism, of a hinged brake attached to the frame of the/spool to swing on its pivot, with its free end in advance of the spool and provided with a detachable pad to -bear on the linc, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the-spool, of a 9. The combination, with the spool and its winding mechanism, of a hinged brake attached to the frame of the spool to swing on its pivot, with its free end in advance of the spool and arranged to bear on the line, as set forth.

10. In combination with a reel and its winding mechanism, an adsorbent pad'supported by the frame of the reel in yieldlng contact with the line, substantially as described. y

11. In combination with a reel and its Winding mechanism, an absorbent pad attached to. a support hinged to the frame of the reel and held thereby in yielding contact with the line, substantially as described.

l2. The combination, with the spool, its frame, and winding mechanism, of a brake provided with an absorbent pad, substantially as described.

13. The combination, with the spool, its frame and winding mechanism, of a` hinged brake on the frame and an absorbent pad carried by the brake, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. The combination, with the reel, the frame, and the spool-winding mechanism, of a brake adapted to bear upon the line and formed with a transverse passage for the line, substantially as described.

l5. The combination, with the reel and its frame, of a hinged brake adapted to bear upon the line and provided with an absorbent pad and a transverse passage for the line, substantially as described.

16. In combination with a reel and its w1nding mechanism, a brake consisting of a rest or drop supported by the frame of the reel and provided with a transverse slot or passage in the relation to the spool, whereby the line may pass through said slot close to and directly ont'o the coil of Wound-in line in winding it in, substantially as described.

17. In combination with areel and its winding mechanism, a brake consisting of a rest or drop hinged to the frame of the reel and provided with a transverse slot or passage in the relation to the spool, whereby the line may pass through said slot close to and directly onto the coil of wound-in line inV winding it in, substantially as described.

18. In combination with a reel and its wind-` ing mechanism, a hinged drop or rest supported by the frame of the reel and provided with an absorbent pad and with a transverse slot or passage in advance of the pad, substantially as described. e

19. The combination, with the spool, of the traverse-guide for the line, consisting of the right and left spirally-grooved and independ- IOO IIO

ently-pi-voted roll, said roll alone constituting the guide whereby the line dra'ws over and rotates said `rol1 and thereby traverses the grooves when reeling in, substantially as des scribed." L .Y y Y 20:l he Icornbination, with the spool, of the traverse-guide for the line, consisting of the right` and --1'eft spirally-grooved roll pivoted .independe' tl "nlthe reel-framepanallel with @Msn-.ents ,h [Y

seansedto draw over and qd thereby traverse the same'- `hen reeling in, snbstantially alone eonstituting the guide 3l Witnesses: i

21. The combination, with the spool,.of the 15 traverse-gnide for the line, consisting of theright and left s'pirally-grooved 1o1l,' said-roll alone constituting the gnide, and the hinged drop or rest having a transverse slot or'pas-l sage through which the. line may pass, snhzo stani'ially as described. 'Y t, -r In testimony whereof Iaftix-my signature in presence of two witnesses. 2f

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J. E. FOLK, l E. W. BEACH. 

